Bush Era

Senate OKs Iraq troop withdrawal bill

By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from “the civil war in Iraq,” dealing a rare, sharp […]

Bush Era

Rumsfeld cannot be tried on allegations of torture

Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld Dismissed, AP Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld cannot be tried on allegations of torture in overseas military prisons, a federal judge said Tuesday in a case he described as “lamentable.” U.S. […]